Small. A handful. That’s how many players can say they have a contract that guarantees them $163 million just weeks after their 26th birthday. Welcome to Troy Tulowitzki’s world.

The new face of Denver sports showed flexibility and loyalty in working on a new seven-year extension for $119 million in new money. It totals $134 million when you add in the option.

“I am blessed,” Tulowitzki said at this afternoon’s press conference that officially announced his contract. “I am very lucky to be sitting here today with this classy organization. I wouldn’t have done it if wasn’t right place.”

Tulowitzki also he believes he can help bring a World Series to Colorado.

“We are going to win here, we are going to do it,” he said. “If we don’t win a World Series, it will be a failure. … It’s about winning a World Series. I know the huge responsibility that comes with this contract.”

The All-Star shortstop said that the Rockies’ ability to keep left-handed starter Jorge De La Rosa in Colorado helped his decision.

“There’s no doubt in my mind that we are committed to winning,” he said. “Anyone who says we aren’t that’s false.”

General manager Dan O’Dowd said the reason for reaching out to Tulowitzki with a new deal was simple.

“This is about a player trusting a club and a club trusting a player,” O’Dowd said. “It was the right thing to do. We believe in character, team and integrity.”

“I’m all in,” Tulowitzki said, reiterating his desire to be a lifelong Rockie.

Tulowitzkz approved the deal without a no-trade clause, saying he wanted to be like a “Cal Ripken, George Brett and Tony Gwynn” and play his entire career with one team. If Tulowitzki is traded at anytime during the deal, there’s a $2 million penalty. Also, he can only be traded once during the deal. So if he goes to a new team, however unlikely that seems, he would have a no-trade clause.

Here’s a breakdown of the deal over next 10 years:

2011: $5.5 M

2012: $8.25 M

2013: $10 M

2014: $16 M (one million was added as part of extension)

2015-2019: $20 M

2020: $14 M with $6 million in escalators for Gold Gloves, All-Star game, etc. Includes a $4 million buyout.

Ownership approached Tulo about an extension after the season. The entire process took roughly two months after the Rockies agreed to a much longer deal than original proposed.

Now Tulo is set to be a Rockie for life. This represents a remarkable working relationship with a club and a player and his agent.

Troy is a former Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies beat writer for The Denver Post. He joined the news organization in 2002 as the Rockies' beat writer and became a Broncos beat writer in 2014 before assuming the lead role ahead of the 2015 season. He left The Post in 2015.

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